SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AWS Summit, Booth #1823 – Zadara®,
a worldwide provider of enterprise-class storage-as-a-service
(STaaS), today announced that it has expanded the availability of its
award-winning VPSA®
Storage Array service to both Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Equinix
customers to the AWS EU (Paris) Region. This is the fourth European AWS
Region where Zadara offers VPSA services, in addition to the AWS EU
(London), AWS EU (Frankfurt), and AWS EU (Ireland) Regions. The AWS EU
(Paris) Region is Zadara’s 14th AWS Region worldwide and is
enabled through a value-added relationship with Equinix.

Market research data shows an accelerating transition from traditional
CapEx purchases to OpEx-based storage services. Enterprises, government
and educational organizations, and managed service providers are
recognizing the significant functional and economic benefits of
storage-as-a-service. According to market research firm IT
Brand Pulse, by the year 2020, storage-as-a-service will account for
approximately 50 percent of the overall $50 billion enterprise storage
market.

With this latest expansion, Zadara, an Advanced Tier Partner in the AWS
Partner Network (APN), now is able to provide customers of both AWS and
Equinix the full enterprise suite of Zadara
Storage Cloud offerings. Businesses located in Paris, and global
companies with a presence in Paris, can enjoy the benefits of pure
OpEx-based, enterprise storage-as-a-service. AWS and Equinix users also
have the option to automatically replicate data among any of the many
Zadara locations worldwide.

“We are thrilled to be adding support for our 14th global AWS
Region. This expansion not only adds value to local businesses in
France, but offers a broader range of options to GDPR-conscious
customers throughout the European region and beyond,” said Noam Shendar,
vice president and general manager, Hyperscale Cloud Business, at
Zadara. “The award-winning Zadara Storage Cloud is now available to a
greater number of AWS and Equinix customers – addressing the strong
demand for Zadara data services in the local region.”

“Today’s announcement by Zadara to support the AWS EU (Paris) Region
will enable FTI to offer greater functionality to our customers,” said
Greg Winters, senior managing director, technology operations for FTI
Consulting, Inc. “FTI is now able to provide an ever higher level of
service to both French enterprises and global companies doing business
in France. Additionally, we now support new replication options within
the European Union, not previously available to our customers.”

“Zadara is delivering on the promise of flexible, agile and scalable
storage-as-a-service solutions – worldwide,” said Frank Berry, CEO, IT
Brand Pulse. “Corporate enterprises are demanding enterprise grade
functionality in a pay-as-you-go model. Zadara’s new expansion into
Paris, France, demonstrates its commitment to maintaining a leadership
position in this rapidly growing market. With the combination of AWS,
Zadara and Equinix offerings, customers have unique and compelling
benefits.”